Sous Chef - Sports Bar

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical coverage

401(k) matching

Annual performance bonus

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in Pennsylvania is seeking a Sous Chef for its ESPN Sportsbook & Bar. In this role, you will supervise kitchen operations, ensuring food quality and customer satisfaction. Candidates should have an Associate’s Degree in culinary arts or a related field, with at least two years of culinary experience and one year of supervisory experience. The position requires strong communication skills, a passion for culinary excellence, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years culinary experience or equivalent education.
• Minimum of one year supervisory experience required.
• Ability to interact with guests and resolve conflicts diplomatically.
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information to groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts diplomatically.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and daily supervision to kitchen staff.
• Ensure compliance with departmental budgets and service standards.
• Assist in food preparation and maintaining quality assurance procedures.
• Support compliance with departmental budgets.
• Promote exceptional customer service per standards and programs; ensure staff follow service standards.
• Assist with cost-control methods by monitoring pars and inventory.
• Aid Chef de Cuisine with administrative duties like attendance tracking.
• Maintain quality assurance procedures for health and customer service standards.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and report issues to management.
• Maintain confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Skills

Communication skills

Culinary skills

Microsoft applications proficiency

Customer service

Education

Associate’s Degree in culinary or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Introduction

Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

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The Sous Chef – ESPN Sportsbook & Bar is responsible for supervising and assisting in the daily operations of the sports bar kitchen. This role supports Senior Leadership in leading the culinary team, ensuring consistent food quality, menu execution, and adherence to safety and sanitation standards. The Sous Chef plays a hands‑on role in food preparation, training, and team development while contributing to an outstanding guest experience in a high‑volume, fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing guidance and daily supervision to staff in the department. Supports and administers operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives.
• Adheres to scheduling and coordinates with manager any scheduling concerns, with attention to guest satisfaction.
• Produces menu items as listed in each restaurant. Follows all prep lists and ensures kitchens are stocked and ready for service.
• Responsible for supporting compliance with departmental budgets.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise.
• Assists with maintaining cost control methods and procedures by monitoring consistent pars and inventory in each restaurant.
• Assists Chef de Cuisine with administrative duties, such as tracking/maintenance of attendance records.
• Assists with maintaining established quality assurance procedures to ensure acceptable health department and customer service standards.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to management.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

• Associate’s Degree (A.A.) in culinary or related field; minimum of two years culinary experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of one year previous supervisory experience required.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Flexible to work all shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and overtime as business needs dictate.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.